tối
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Definition
Noun:
- Night, Evening: The period of darkness between sunset and sunrise; the latter part of the day and early part of the night.
- Darkness: The absence of light.
Adjective:
- Dark: Having little or no light; not light in color.
- Dull, Dense (intellect): Not intelligent or quick to understand.
Adverb (colloquial):
- Extremely, Very: Used as an intensifier before adjectives.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Tối nay chúng ta đi xem phim. (We are going to the movies tonight.)
- Căn phòng chìm trong bóng tối. (The room was plunged into darkness.)
- Adjective:
- Căn phòng này quá tối. (This room is too dark.)
- Cậu ấy học hơi tối. (He is a bit slow at learning.)
- Adverb:
- Công việc này tối quan trọng. (This work is extremely important.)
Advanced Usage
- "tối tăm": (adjective) gloomy, dark (both literally and figuratively, e.g., a dark future).
- Tương lai thật tối tăm. (The future looks very gloomy.)
- "tối cổ": (adjective, colloquial) extremely old-fashioned or antiquated.
- Quan điểm đó tối cổ rồi. (That viewpoint is extremely antiquated.)
Variants and Related Words
- Buổi tối (n): Evening.
- Buổi tối là lúc gia đình sum họp. (Evening is when the family gathers.)
- Tối mắt (adj): Dizzy, unable to see clearly (often from stress or overwork).
- Làm việc nhiều quá, tôi thấy tối mắt. (I worked so much I feel dizzy.)
- Lớp học tối (n): Night class.
- Anh ấy theo học một lớp học tối. (He attends a night class.)
Synonyms
- Night: đêm.
- Dark: tăm tối, âm u.
- Dull (intellect): đần độn, chậm hiểu.
- Extremely: cực kỳ, vô cùng.
Related Idioms
- Tối như bưng / tối như hũ nút: Pitch black, completely dark (like being blindfolded or like a sealed jar).
- Đường hầm tối như bưng. (The tunnel was pitch black.)
- Tối lửa tắt đèn: Literally "when the fire is dark and the lamp is out"; refers to the dark of night when unexpected or unfortunate events might happen, or a time of urgent need.
- Hàng xóm nên giúp đỡ nhau lúc tối lửa tắt đèn. (Neighbors should help each other in times of urgent need.)
- Tranh tối tranh sáng: Literally "part dark, part light"; twilight, dusk; or a situation that is unclear, ambiguous.
- Câu chuyện vẫn còn trong giai đoạn tranh tối tranh sáng. (The story is still in an unclear, ambiguous phase.)
adj
- dark dull, dense
adv
- extremely